Asian Tour Yearbook: 2023

home club is Millbrook Resort and who was part of a dramatic play-off at the same venue in the 2017 New Zealand Open, losing to countryman Michael Hendry, was in the hunt but stumbled with a double- bogey on the 15th before birdies on the next two holes. “I really wanted to shoot eight under Ben Campbell (FAR LEFT), Jaewoong Eom (LEFT) and Gunn Charoenkul (BELOW). today. I thought if I got to 18 under it would be a good score. I just had that in mind - Jonesy is a very good finisher and you know he isn’t going to go backwards too fast. Whether I pushed a little too hard - it is what it is,” he said. Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul shot a 69 and was one of six players to finish four off the lead in a tie for sixth. The Thai star missed birdie opportunities on 16 and 18 and an eagle chance on 17. “It’s been an incredible week. To follow up my second-place finish in Qatar [two weeks earlier] with a top finish here validates I am going in the right direction,” said Gunn, who was one of 33 Asian Tour members to make the cut, in an event joint-sanctioned by Asia and Australasia, in partnership with the Japan Golf Tour. Two courses were used during the week – the Remarkables and Coronet Courses – in an event that also has a Pro- Am component. 49 NEW Z E A L A ND OPEN PR E SEN T ED BY SK Y SPORT M I L L B ROO K R E S O R T , QU E E N S TOWN | MA R C H 2 - 5 | P R I Z E MON E Y NZ $ 1 . 6 5 M I L L I ON